Investor

We look at property investments from both the top down and the bottom up. This rounded approach gives us an in-depth understanding of your property, the dynamics of the local market and of how the property market is likely to affect your investment, today and in the future.

Using our national property intelligence

We track freehold and leasehold transactions, lettings, lease surrender agreements, lease expiry dates and all other key landlord and tenant terms and agreements across 150,000 tenancies in over 30,000 commercial properties across the country.

We use this data to analyse specific assets within selected locations. This means we can give you the strategic guidance you need when you’re looking to invest into or dispose of assets within specific commercial property markets, or if you want a better understanding of the future value of the assets you own.

Integrating investment and asset management

We help our investor clients to outperform the market by integrating property investment and asset management, so our team will have been involved in the real estate due diligence process prior to acquisition, helping you formulate your asset management plan.

Planning and development

We provide expert input across the entire planning lifecycle, from appraisals and planning applications through detailed economic or retail studies to section 106 agreements. We can source development opportunities and advise on strategy, drawing on our in-depth knowledge of the property market to provide commercially viable and valuable recommendations. Find out more about our planning and development services

Property management

Diligent property management is key to maintaining and maximising income across your investment properties. Thanks to our national network of offices, our property managers are on the ground, close to your properties. This means we have an excellent knowledge of the markets in which your investment properties sit and can identify and respond to any issues quickly and efficiently.

Our proactive property management services can help you with works at the property and with managing other services such as lettings, lease renewals and rent reviews. Find out more about our range of property management services

Asset management

We draw on our local expertise to identify and maximise opportunities, while minimising risk. Our UK-wide coverage means we can get close to both your investment properties and your occupiers and so provide a more dynamic service. Find out how we can help you maximise the value of your property investment

Real estate due diligence

Before you acquire property, we can help you with the due diligence process. We’ll provide you with a full understanding of the building’s condition, existing schedules of condition and future risks associated with the property. We’ll also let you know the likely costs for putting any issues right. Find out more about our real estate due diligence service.Acquisitions, disposals and lettings

The key driver of returns from UK real estate is rental income from your occupiers and we can help locate potential occupiers for voids in your managed portfolio. We have one of the most active occupational agency team in the UK. Find out more about our agency expertise

Investment acquisition

The ability to spot value upon purchase and maximise value at sale is vital to success for commercial property investors. Our investment team are experts in both core and secondary markets and can advise you upon how to shape your managed portfolio. Find out more about our investment acquisition services

Building surveying

All managed portfolios require a detailed understanding of the current condition of the property, an appreciation of costs associated with holding the building and the impact of tenant alteration proposals.

We provide a comprehensive building consultancy service including structural surveys / identification of capital allowances at purchase, preparing and implementing planned preventative maintenance schedules and dilapidations advice upon lease expires. Find out more about our building consultancy services

Business rates

Our business rates team carries out portfolio reviews to ensure our investor clients and their occupiers benefiting from the lowest rating assessments. Find out more about our business rates services